Four Tips for Seadoo Safety
Thursday, December 17, 2009
By Matt Allan
Imagine: blue sky, warm waters, a bunch of family and friends and a few PWC Seadoos. Sounds like the setting to s perfect summer day at the cottage. Personal watercrafts of all sorts provide for a lot of fun and laughs. The whole family can get in on the fun. If approached properly watercraft activities can be very safe. However, if proper care is not taken then something safe can turn into something dangerous. If you can keep four important tips in mind, you can increase your safety and the safety of your family.
Rule 1: Always wear a properly fitted and good quality PFD. This rule is critically important and cannot be ignored. You will see many people on Seadoos without proper lifejacket but they are being reckless and breaking the law. You will be able to work on your tan without the jacket once you get off the water.
Rule 2: Never mix alcohol with any type of water activity. Drinking and driving any motorized vehicle is against the law and is very dangerous. There will always be time to have a cold drink once you pull your Seadoo out of the water at the end of the day.
Rule 3: Never allow children to drive the Seadoo by themselves. It may seem innocent to allow an 8 year to take a little solo spin on the lake. It may, in fact, be harmless but it is very dangerous. A child can get him or herself into trouble very quickly. It is a serious mistake to allow children to be on the Seadoo on their own.
Rule 4: Towing someone behind a Seadoo is good fun. However, without a spotter towing is unsafe. The spotter must be an adult or an older child that is capable of watching the person being towed at all times. It is impossible for a driver to watch where he or she is going plus tow someone at the same time. That would be a terrible mistake. Always have a spotter when you wish to tow someone.
Seadooing is a fabulous pastime. As the years go by it is becoming more and more popular. It is a sport or a pastime that could become dangerous quite quickly. If you follow the rules as set out above, you should be able to enjoy a safe and wonderful Seadoo season.
Rule 1: Always wear a properly fitted and good quality PFD. This rule is critically important and cannot be ignored. You will see many people on Seadoos without proper lifejacket but they are being reckless and breaking the law. You will be able to work on your tan without the jacket once you get off the water.
Rule 2: Never mix alcohol with any type of water activity. Drinking and driving any motorized vehicle is against the law and is very dangerous. There will always be time to have a cold drink once you pull your Seadoo out of the water at the end of the day.
Rule 3: Never allow children to drive the Seadoo by themselves. It may seem innocent to allow an 8 year to take a little solo spin on the lake. It may, in fact, be harmless but it is very dangerous. A child can get him or herself into trouble very quickly. It is a serious mistake to allow children to be on the Seadoo on their own.
Rule 4: Towing someone behind a Seadoo is good fun. However, without a spotter towing is unsafe. The spotter must be an adult or an older child that is capable of watching the person being towed at all times. It is impossible for a driver to watch where he or she is going plus tow someone at the same time. That would be a terrible mistake. Always have a spotter when you wish to tow someone.
Seadooing is a fabulous pastime. As the years go by it is becoming more and more popular. It is a sport or a pastime that could become dangerous quite quickly. If you follow the rules as set out above, you should be able to enjoy a safe and wonderful Seadoo season.
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